SeaCat
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Well the wife and went to the Fireworks display this evening. For the most part we had a great time and had some good food.
We had decided to take the car because thw weather looked iffy and my wife wanted to bring a few things with us. So this afternoon we loaded a couple of folding chairs as well as two Military Ponchos in the back of the car.
After driving down and parking the car in a garage about a mile and a half from the scene of the street party we unloaded and started the trudge.
After finding our spot an setting up our chairs it was time for me to forage for food. I was succesful. My wife ingested an Empanada, a Kabob, a sweet confection for desert all washed down with a Lemonade and two glasses of wine. Me? I grazed. My tally for the evening came up to one Empanada. (passable) One Kabob, (good) one Hot Italian Sausage with Peppers and Onions, (fantastic) and a double helping of Jerked Pork Kabob. (Outstanding) washed down with one Lemonade and one Beer.
During this time we were passed by two guys dressed as Pirates and one young lady as a Wench. My wife saw them and laughing called them over. We chatted for a bit and my wife mentioned that it was our Anniversary. This led to handshakes and hugs. (One of them could easily pass for J. Depp in Pirates.) One of them must have known the Mayor because before we knew it she showed up with a Photographer in tow. She asked us about it being our anniversary and after we confirmed that it was posed with us for a picture. (Shudder, I do not like our mayor.)
Soon after this it started raining and my wife and I broke out the pnchos. Because these are Military Ponchos they are large and we were able to drape them not only over ourselves but over the folding chairs making our own personal tents.
While we were waiting I was stunned by how impolite many of the people around here are. I was repeatedly crashed into and hit by the children of the people behind us. When I turned and asked them to please attempt to control their children they looked at me as though I was insane.
Oh we did get to watch some guy who was of the same ilk of the Phelps start his spiel. Ranting about how God hates America because of the gays and the immorality. He kept this up and most people ignored him until he started in on crew members of the Doyle. Then the Police showed up. One cop talked with him while the other walked around talking with the people there. They soon had him packing.
The Fireworks were fantastic. A nice long show accompanied by music and dedicated to the crew of of the U.S.S. Doyle which is making a Port Call here.
I was annoyed though when at the beginning the did a presentation. They Unfurled an American Flag to the strains of the National Anthem and many of the people around us didn't bother to stand much less stop talking.
During the show I got to listen to the complaints of several people around us. They complained that they had played the National Anthem of the United States but not of their countries. (Huh?)
When the show was finished we packed up our things and did the trudge back to the car. We were sweating by the time we reached the car and were happy to climb in and fire up the A/C. AS we left the parking lot we were directed in a detour by the local police. Oh this detour was lots of fun. Call it a tour through some of the worst parts of town. Call it a tour through a battle zone. (We ended up driving through an area that is well known for shootings.) Hell it even sounded like a battle zone with all of the fireworks being set off as well as the sirens. The only damage to us was our nerves when someone bounced a large cracker, (it sounded like an M-80 or a Cherry Bomb.) off our hood. (It went off next to the car, not on it.)
So now we are sitting at home and relaxing. Soon we shall slide between the sheets and finish our anniversary with our own Fireworks.
Cat
We had decided to take the car because thw weather looked iffy and my wife wanted to bring a few things with us. So this afternoon we loaded a couple of folding chairs as well as two Military Ponchos in the back of the car.
After driving down and parking the car in a garage about a mile and a half from the scene of the street party we unloaded and started the trudge.
After finding our spot an setting up our chairs it was time for me to forage for food. I was succesful. My wife ingested an Empanada, a Kabob, a sweet confection for desert all washed down with a Lemonade and two glasses of wine. Me? I grazed. My tally for the evening came up to one Empanada. (passable) One Kabob, (good) one Hot Italian Sausage with Peppers and Onions, (fantastic) and a double helping of Jerked Pork Kabob. (Outstanding) washed down with one Lemonade and one Beer.
During this time we were passed by two guys dressed as Pirates and one young lady as a Wench. My wife saw them and laughing called them over. We chatted for a bit and my wife mentioned that it was our Anniversary. This led to handshakes and hugs. (One of them could easily pass for J. Depp in Pirates.) One of them must have known the Mayor because before we knew it she showed up with a Photographer in tow. She asked us about it being our anniversary and after we confirmed that it was posed with us for a picture. (Shudder, I do not like our mayor.)
Soon after this it started raining and my wife and I broke out the pnchos. Because these are Military Ponchos they are large and we were able to drape them not only over ourselves but over the folding chairs making our own personal tents.
While we were waiting I was stunned by how impolite many of the people around here are. I was repeatedly crashed into and hit by the children of the people behind us. When I turned and asked them to please attempt to control their children they looked at me as though I was insane.
Oh we did get to watch some guy who was of the same ilk of the Phelps start his spiel. Ranting about how God hates America because of the gays and the immorality. He kept this up and most people ignored him until he started in on crew members of the Doyle. Then the Police showed up. One cop talked with him while the other walked around talking with the people there. They soon had him packing.
The Fireworks were fantastic. A nice long show accompanied by music and dedicated to the crew of of the U.S.S. Doyle which is making a Port Call here.
I was annoyed though when at the beginning the did a presentation. They Unfurled an American Flag to the strains of the National Anthem and many of the people around us didn't bother to stand much less stop talking.
During the show I got to listen to the complaints of several people around us. They complained that they had played the National Anthem of the United States but not of their countries. (Huh?)
When the show was finished we packed up our things and did the trudge back to the car. We were sweating by the time we reached the car and were happy to climb in and fire up the A/C. AS we left the parking lot we were directed in a detour by the local police. Oh this detour was lots of fun. Call it a tour through some of the worst parts of town. Call it a tour through a battle zone. (We ended up driving through an area that is well known for shootings.) Hell it even sounded like a battle zone with all of the fireworks being set off as well as the sirens. The only damage to us was our nerves when someone bounced a large cracker, (it sounded like an M-80 or a Cherry Bomb.) off our hood. (It went off next to the car, not on it.)
So now we are sitting at home and relaxing. Soon we shall slide between the sheets and finish our anniversary with our own Fireworks.
Cat
